enable the Andean communities and the groups of shanty towns in Lima to find an economic solution while
maintaining and developing everyone’s cultural values.

Ayllu, in Quechua, means community. The Ayllu was the basic structure of the Inca
Empire. Based on the land collective ownership, on a strong family link, and
on the common work each person received from local authorities according to
the needs of its family cell. Today the Ayllu still finds its place in Peru
and Bolivia.

The
craft industry conveys artistic and cultural values. It is an affirmation
of an identity, a means of liberation and non-violent resistance.

It is from this assertion that Ayllu groups, in France, in St Etienne (42) and
Valence (26) have organised their activities. The craft import industry is
carried out through Peruvian cooperatives thus eliminating middle men and
allowing them to sell their products at decent prices. They have become the
players of their own development funding thanks to the surplus of exp ortation:

common projects (groceries, small health centers, the building of schools….),

sports and cultural activities,

local events: sales in Lima, concerts….

They are recognized by the authorities as economic factors and deal with banks and ministers.

Thanks to the craft industry sales we want:

to express our solidarity,

to promote fair commercial exchanges,

initiate a think tank on the production process (children work, working time…)